Sussex Home Guard OCA lapel badge.

Gilt and enamel lapel badge for Sussex Home Guard Old Comrades Association. Half moon, lapel fitting to reverse. In excellent, bright condition.  read more

Code: 9362

National Savings Volunteer's badge.

Brass and enamel, pinback badge for a member of a National Savings Committee or a local volunteer collector. Replaced as an economy measure by a tin and celluloid version ( SEE item 9354 ) Manufacturer marked ' H.W. Miller, B'ham ' to reverse. In good condition with undamaged enamel.  read more

Code: 9361

A.R.P. Bleach Ointment.

60mm tin containing A.R.P. Bleach Ointment. This item was used as part of the decontamination equipment carried by ARP First Aid Parties and Decontamination teams for decontaminating small areas of skin exposed to vesicant agents. Good condition, complete with content with two small ' bruises ' to tin.
 read more

Code: 9360

Early WLA Armband.

WW1 Pattern WLA armband that has been reused/reissued and has seen service during WW2. Displaying signs of heavy use, fading etc, the armband has service chevrons indicating a year and half of service. In generally good condition, with some mothing, and fading. Classic case of ' make do and mend '.  read more

Code: 9357

National Savings Volunteer's badge.

Celluloid and tin, pinback badge for a member of a National Savings Committee or a local volunteer collector. Introduced as an economy measure to replace the earlier metal version. In good, clean condition with some light corrosion to reverse.  read more

Code: 9354

H.M.S.O. - ' The Home Guard of Great Britain '.

One of the H.M.S.O. series of patriotic booklets produced by the Ministry of Information ' The Home Guard of Great Britain ' remains a particularly scarce title. This example, sadly lacking it's covers, remains otherwise, in good condition. The 65pgs are full of annotated photographs from ' The Beginning.... ' and includes chapters entitled ' Battle School ' and ' When Work is Done, Soldiering ...  read more

Code: 9353

Comic postcard - Coupons.

Comic postcard.... coupons .Comic postcard published by Valentine's by the well known artist Mabel Lucie Attwell featuring her trademark children . Clean, postally used example, sent to a Woking address.
POSTFREE within UK.
 read more

Code: 9352

Daily Sketch War Relief Fund badge.

Daily Sketch War Relief Fund was an extension of an already exsisting fund run by the paper ' The Daily Sketch '. Brought into being in September 1939 the Fund collected money, knitted garments, radios and musical instruments for distribution, mainly to the Services. Workers for the fund were entitled to the white metal, chrome and enamel badge, in this case a pinback version by Fattorini, Birm...  read more

Code: 9351

Guerillas v Tanks.

Another commercial publication in the 'Bernards' series. 48pgs aimed primarily at the Home Guard, this publication describes the best ways of tackling tanks. Using a combination of diagrams, sketches and amusing cartoons to illustrate the subject. ' Cambrai ' covers subjects from camouflage, obstacles, ambushes, improvised mines and a detailed section covering grenades. Good, clean condition w...  read more

Code: 9348

R.A.F. Merlin Ashtray.

Ashtray made from a RR Merlin engine piston ' as used in the Battle of Britain - August - October 1940 ' featuring an extract from Churchill's speech about ' the Few ' and the R.A.F. crest. Manufactured and retailed under the ' Tallent ' brand, this example in good condition.  read more

Code: 9346